Bochum won 2-0 (1-0) at home to Mainz in the Bundesliga. Gerrit Holtmann and Sebastian Polter scored one goal each for Bochum.
Bochum scored the first goal when Gerrit Holtmann found the net after 21 minutes, with an assist by Simon Zoller, making it 0-1.
After that, none of the teams managed to score. With more than 30 minutes on the clock, Bochum’s Sebastian Polter scored, with an assist by Simon Zoller, and increased the lead. This brought the final score to 2-0.
The last meeting between the teams ended in a 2-5 away win for Bochum in December 2020.
In the next games in the Bundesliga, Bochum will play FC Köln (away) on 2021-08-28, Hertha Berlin (home) on 2021-09-12 and Bayern München (away) on 2021-09-18. Mainz play Greuther Fürth (home) on 2021-08-28, Hoffenheim (away) on 2021-09-11 and Freiburg (home) on 2021-09-18.